Convicted paedophile John Jones died while waiting to be released from Southampton Crown Court

A PAEDOPHILE died at Southampton Crown Court while he was waiting to be released, an inquest heard.

John Jones died from a heart attack after he was given a one-year jail term for a series of vile acts on a 13-year-old boy, Southampton’s coroner was told.

Because the 76-year-old from Southampton had already spent a year in jail he was to be released on licence on July 8 last year.

But he was found dead in the cells at the London Road court complex while waiting to be sent to a rehabilitation home. He died only hours after he was sentenced.

Speaking at Southampton Coroner’s Court, coroner Keith Wiseman said he “was not a well man”.

Pathologist Dr Adnan al-Badri agreed with Mr Wiseman that his death “could have happened at any time, the day before or the day after”.

On the day of his trial, Jones, of no fixed address, admitted to asking a 13-year-old victim to carry out a succession of indecent acts during December 2012 after luring him with cigarettes and alcohol.

In addition to the one-year jail term, Jones was also put on licence for the next six months and placed on the sex offenders’ register.

Due to Jones’s poor health the security staff took him back down to the cells in order to decide whether he should be released directly from court or from prison because he was still a security risk.

Despite frequent checks on him by security staff he died while waiting to be released.

His health had been assessed and it was considered that he was fit for his hearing, although Rob Del-Greco of the prison probation ombudsman’s office, who carried out an investigation, said his health was “variable”.

Mr Del-Greco said: “Mr Jones was OK when he was in prison, he was right as rain. When he got to court he didn’t say anything.

“He seemed to be someone who could pick and choose when he spoke. The court staff said it could be difficult to get anything out of him.”

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Determining that Jones died of natural causes, Mr Wiseman said Mr Jones was a “man who didn’t help himself”.

He said: “It is a sad case in all sorts of ways but I am satisfied that it has been thoroughly investigated.”

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Convicted paedophile John Jones died while waiting to be released from Southampton Crown Court

SPIKEISLANDTRADER says...7:01am Mon 5 May 14

What a shame !! NOT , Died alone of GUILT

What a shame !! NOT , Died alone of GUILTSPIKEISLANDTRADER

What a shame !! NOT , Died alone of GUILT

Score: 14

Dai Rear says...8:15am Mon 5 May 14

If he was a "security risk" as he was dying, one wonders how anyone slightly more able bodied is ever released from custody. As to the offence, since most 13 year olds can probably hop faster than the best speed a moribund derelict could manage, one wonders how it happened.

If he was a "security risk" as he was dying, one wonders how anyone slightly more able bodied is ever released from custody. As to the offence, since most 13 year olds can probably hop faster than the best speed a moribund derelict could manage, one wonders how it happened.Dai Rear

If he was a "security risk" as he was dying, one wonders how anyone slightly more able bodied is ever released from custody. As to the offence, since most 13 year olds can probably hop faster than the best speed a moribund derelict could manage, one wonders how it happened.

Score: -11

normal1965 says...8:23am Mon 5 May 14

good riddance to bad rubbish.dirty pedo ****

good riddance to bad rubbish.dirty pedo ****normal1965

good riddance to bad rubbish.dirty pedo ****

Score: 12

mickey01 says...8:41am Mon 5 May 14

best news this week

best news this weekmickey01

best news this week

Score: 9

Dai Rear says...8:46am Mon 5 May 14

Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"

Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"Dai Rear

Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"

Score: -2

Charlie Bucket says...8:57am Mon 5 May 14

Dai Rear wrote…

Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"

I find the blood **** disgusting and worrying too. Yes, the man was a sex offender. No, I do not sympathise with him. No I do not condone his actions. I'm still human enough to not go around wishing death on everyone.

[quote][p][bold]Dai Rear[/bold] wrote:
Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"[/p][/quote]I find the blood **** disgusting and worrying too. Yes, the man was a sex offender. No, I do not sympathise with him. No I do not condone his actions. I'm still human enough to not go around wishing death on everyone.Charlie Bucket

Dai Rear wrote…

Do you remember when homosexuality was illegal? I do, and I remember that the people who made the biggest fuss about its being severely punished often turned out to be homosexual themselves. That's why I worry about the chorus above. It's maybe a bit like the refrain from the Gurnos public housing project in Merthyr Tydfil:- "No one's going to interfere with our kids. That's our job"

I find the blood **** disgusting and worrying too. Yes, the man was a sex offender. No, I do not sympathise with him. No I do not condone his actions. I'm still human enough to not go around wishing death on everyone.

Score: -3

Mary80 says...12:05pm Mon 5 May 14

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streetsMary80

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

Score: 5

allstar says...2:28pm Mon 5 May 14

Good the dirty scumbag deserved to die , I hope he suffered excruciating pain before his last breath.

Good the dirty scumbag deserved to die , I hope he suffered excruciating pain before his last breath.allstar

Good the dirty scumbag deserved to die , I hope he suffered excruciating pain before his last breath.

Score: 6

Dai Rear says...3:03pm Mon 5 May 14

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

[quote][p][bold]Mary80[/bold] wrote:
A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets[/p][/quote]They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....Dai Rear

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

Score: -5

col123 says...6:59pm Mon 5 May 14

No great loss to anyone then?

No great loss to anyone then?col123

No great loss to anyone then?

Score: 3

03alpe01 says...7:15pm Mon 5 May 14

Take That.

Take That.03alpe01

Take That.

Score: 3

Reality-man says...8:19pm Mon 5 May 14

Who cares

Who caresReality-man

Who cares

Score: 2

Mary80 says...11:45pm Mon 5 May 14

Dai Rear wrote…

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesus

[quote][p][bold]Dai Rear[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Mary80[/bold] wrote:
A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets[/p][/quote]They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....[/p][/quote]LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesusMary80

Dai Rear wrote…

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesus

Score: 1

Dai Rear says...6:22am Tue 6 May 14

Mary80 wrote…

Dai Rear wrote…

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesus

You get real. You may know more about the original case than I and you may know that the 13 year old had learning difficulties and was ambushed I some way by this homeless derelict. If that be the case then all the vituperation has some merit. If the 13 year old didn't have learning difficulties or any other handicap then you and I know well that it was a savage sentence created by this stupid manufactured word "paedophile" and the hysteria generated by a State whose social services departments are so totally useless that they can't prevent children of the underclass from being savagely done to death by their parents. And since you invoke the name of Our Lord , I do not believe He would have applauded the current hysteria any more than normal, thinking, members of our society.

[quote][p][bold]Mary80[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Dai Rear[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Mary80[/bold] wrote:
A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets[/p][/quote]They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....[/p][/quote]LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesus[/p][/quote]You get real. You may know more about the original case than I and you may know that the 13 year old had learning difficulties and was ambushed I some way by this homeless derelict. If that be the case then all the vituperation has some merit. If the 13 year old didn't have learning difficulties or any other handicap then you and I know well that it was a savage sentence created by this stupid manufactured word "paedophile" and the hysteria generated by a State whose social services departments are so totally useless that they can't prevent children of the underclass from being savagely done to death by their parents. And since you invoke the name of Our Lord , I do not believe He would have applauded the current hysteria any more than normal, thinking, members of our society.Dai Rear

Mary80 wrote…

Dai Rear wrote…

Mary80 wrote…

A sad case? he was a bloody PAEDO! Im glad the scumbag is dead one less perv roaming our streets

They tend not to roam the streets. They tend to live with women with young children of whom they are not the father and they're hardly ever caught. I assume this one was caught because he was a dying derelict unable to threaten anyone. It is the case that the broken family is the main source of child molestation but I'm sure none of you ranters was the cause of a broken family.....

LOL just because he was old doesn't mean he was any less of a threat to kids, enter the real world men as old as 80 can still pose a danger to kids don't be so bloody naive. You think they stop wanting to molest kids just because they were in prison? Sweet jesus

You get real. You may know more about the original case than I and you may know that the 13 year old had learning difficulties and was ambushed I some way by this homeless derelict. If that be the case then all the vituperation has some merit. If the 13 year old didn't have learning difficulties or any other handicap then you and I know well that it was a savage sentence created by this stupid manufactured word "paedophile" and the hysteria generated by a State whose social services departments are so totally useless that they can't prevent children of the underclass from being savagely done to death by their parents. And since you invoke the name of Our Lord , I do not believe He would have applauded the current hysteria any more than normal, thinking, members of our society.

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